Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam
Dental Hygiene Questions With
Correct Verified And Well Analyzed
Answers Graded A+ (2025-2026
Latest Update)!!!
Direct supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a
condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, be
on the premises while the procedure is performed, and approve the
work performed prior to the patient's departure from the premises.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize, Approve
(On premises)
Indirect supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a
condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, and
be on the premises while the procedure is performed.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize
(On premises)
General supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a
condition to be treated, and authorize the procedure to be performed.
Examine, Diagnose, authorize
(Not on premises) (Must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months).
,Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general
supervision is valid for a maximum of ______(time frame); after which,
no further treatment under general supervision can be performed
without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist.
"13 months"
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to
dental hygienists under the same supervision level, unless otherwise
stated in the rules.
True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined:
Are intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the
oral cavity or contiguous structures, are reversible and do not expose
a patient to increased risks. DA & DH can both be delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a
remediable task/expanded function.
True
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose
bands that are not permanently attached to any appliance. (This is
this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Securing or unsecuring an arch wire by attaching or removing the
fastening device. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-
operative osteitis when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of
a dressing from an alveolar socket in diagnosed cases of post-
operative osteitis. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient
is uncomfortable due to the loss of a periodontal pack during the
prescribed period of treatment. (This is called what?)
,Emergency Remediable Task
Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement
when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a temporary
crown or bridge. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is
uncomfortable due to the loss of a temporary medicinal restoration.
(This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable
tasks for both DA and DH. Expanded duty course or program which
meets one of the following requirements:
Faculty Requirements as well included.
*Accredited by the ADA & approved by the Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and
clinical training in each remediable task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year
experience in expanded duty functions and expanded duty dental
assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten
students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members
which establishes their qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding
sterilization and disinfection procedures and instruction in the dental
practice act and administrative code as it relates to dental auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program
is issued a certificate which contains the following information: name
of course or program sponsor; title of course; date course offered;
number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature
authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity;
and a list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received
formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction
must be supervised by a licensed dentist.
, *On-the-job training required for the performance of certain
remediable tasks consists of training in those tasks by a licensed
dentist who assumes full responsibility for assuring that the dental
hygienist or dental assistant has completed hands-on training in
order that he/she is competent to perform the tasks.
Each participant who successfully completes the course or program
which is required for the performance of certain remediable tasks is
issued a certificate which contains the following information:
*Their name of course or program sponsor
*Title of course.
*Date course offered.
*Number of hours of instruction.
*Participant's name.
*Signature authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's
validity.
*A list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received
formal training.
Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not
include any adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing
dentition. *Supervision? (DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT
supervision).
Selecting and pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including the selection of
the proper size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include
or involve any adapting, contouring, trimming or cementing or
otherwise modifying the band material such that it would constitute
fitting the band. *Supervision? (DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT
supervision).
Selecting and pre-sizing arch wires prescribed by the patient's dentist
so long as the dentist makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form
determination, and symmetry prior to final placement. *Supervision?
(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT
supervision).
Dental Hygiene Questions With
Correct Verified And Well Analyzed
Answers Graded A+ (2025-2026
Latest Update)!!!
Direct supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a
condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, be
on the premises while the procedure is performed, and approve the
work performed prior to the patient's departure from the premises.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize, Approve
(On premises)
Indirect supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a
condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, and
be on the premises while the procedure is performed.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize
(On premises)
General supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a
condition to be treated, and authorize the procedure to be performed.
Examine, Diagnose, authorize
(Not on premises) (Must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months).
,Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general
supervision is valid for a maximum of ______(time frame); after which,
no further treatment under general supervision can be performed
without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist.
"13 months"
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to
dental hygienists under the same supervision level, unless otherwise
stated in the rules.
True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined:
Are intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the
oral cavity or contiguous structures, are reversible and do not expose
a patient to increased risks. DA & DH can both be delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a
remediable task/expanded function.
True
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose
bands that are not permanently attached to any appliance. (This is
this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Securing or unsecuring an arch wire by attaching or removing the
fastening device. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-
operative osteitis when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of
a dressing from an alveolar socket in diagnosed cases of post-
operative osteitis. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient
is uncomfortable due to the loss of a periodontal pack during the
prescribed period of treatment. (This is called what?)
,Emergency Remediable Task
Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement
when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a temporary
crown or bridge. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is
uncomfortable due to the loss of a temporary medicinal restoration.
(This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable
tasks for both DA and DH. Expanded duty course or program which
meets one of the following requirements:
Faculty Requirements as well included.
*Accredited by the ADA & approved by the Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and
clinical training in each remediable task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year
experience in expanded duty functions and expanded duty dental
assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten
students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members
which establishes their qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding
sterilization and disinfection procedures and instruction in the dental
practice act and administrative code as it relates to dental auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program
is issued a certificate which contains the following information: name
of course or program sponsor; title of course; date course offered;
number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature
authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity;
and a list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received
formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction
must be supervised by a licensed dentist.
, *On-the-job training required for the performance of certain
remediable tasks consists of training in those tasks by a licensed
dentist who assumes full responsibility for assuring that the dental
hygienist or dental assistant has completed hands-on training in
order that he/she is competent to perform the tasks.
Each participant who successfully completes the course or program
which is required for the performance of certain remediable tasks is
issued a certificate which contains the following information:
*Their name of course or program sponsor
*Title of course.
*Date course offered.
*Number of hours of instruction.
*Participant's name.
*Signature authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's
validity.
*A list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received
formal training.
Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not
include any adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing
dentition. *Supervision? (DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT
supervision).
Selecting and pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including the selection of
the proper size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include
or involve any adapting, contouring, trimming or cementing or
otherwise modifying the band material such that it would constitute
fitting the band. *Supervision? (DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT
supervision).
Selecting and pre-sizing arch wires prescribed by the patient's dentist
so long as the dentist makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form
determination, and symmetry prior to final placement. *Supervision?
(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT
supervision).
